Beckett solid in spring debut vs. Giants

Summary of 3 articles · Updated Feb 26, 2013

Beckett took more time off from throwing during the offseason. "You can imagine how excited I was 10 years ago," Beckett said. "It was pretty special." To combat that, Beckett said he's felt most comfortable pitching out of the stretch during his spring b… (more)ullpen sessions. "A lot of it is my line [toward home plate]," said Beckett, a three-time All-Star coming off a 7-14 season. Beckett also complimented pitching coach Rick Honeycutt for "personalizing" a throwing program designed to have him ready for Opening Day and not linked to rigid benchmarks during the spring. He allowed three runs and four hits in 1 1/3 innings, but at this juncture of Spring Training, it didn't matter. After reaching a new low with a 10-15 finish last year, then receiving encouragement with his stellar relief performances in the postseason, Lincecum maintained an offseason conditioning program that he knew would help him coordinate the many moving parts in his delivery. Ten springs ago, Sandy Koufax spent a few days in the Marlins' camp at the invitation of his former batterymate and then-Florida manager Jeff Torborg.

With assist from Koufax, Beckett starts off strong

A decade after working with Sandy Koufax as a young phenom, Josh Beckett is trying to recapture some of the magic that followed those sessions, and he credited Koufax after throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against the Giants on Tuesd…

Lincecum feels good in Spring Training debut

What mattered Tuesday at Camelback Ranch was that Tim Lincecum displayed the form that captivated observers when he won Cy Young Awards and made All-Star teams. Despite his statistical line in the Giants' 8-8 Cactus League tie with the Los Angeles Dodge…